Editing Wavetable synthesis (section)

===Background===
On the above four terminologies for the classes of sound synthesis methods &mdash; ''i.e.'', (1) ''Wavetable synthesis'', (2) ''Wavetable-modification algorithm'', (3) ''Multiple wavetable synthesis'', and (4) ''Sample-based synthesis'' &mdash; 
if these had been appropriately used to distinguish each other, any confusions could be avoided, but it seems failed historically.
In the 1990s at the latest, several influential [[sample-based synthesis]] products were marketed under the [[trade name]]s similar to "wavetable synthesis" (including [[Gravis Ultrasound]] wavetable card<!-- derived from [[Ensoniq ES-5506 OTTO|Ensoniq OTTO]] chip -->, [[Creative Wave Blaster]] wavetable [[daughterboard]]<!-- derived from [[E-mu Systems]] -->, and [[Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth]]<!-- derived from [[Roland Sound Canvas]] -->), and these confusions have further affected industry standards (including [[MPEG-4 Structured Audio]] ''algorithmic and wavetable synthesis'',<ref name=scheirerray1998>
{{cite journal
 | last1     = Scheirer | first1 = Eric D. (MIT Media Lab)
 | last2     = Ray      | first2 = Lee (Joint E-Mu/Creative Technology Center)
 | year      = 1998
 | title     = Algorithmic and Wavetable Synthesis in the MPEG-4 Multimedia Standard
 | periodical= 105th Audio Engineering Society (AES) Convention (San Francisco, California)
 | publisher = <!-- Audio Engineering Society (AES) -->
 | publication-date = <!-- September 1998 -->
 | quote     = 2.2 Wavetable synthesis with SASBF: ''The SASBF '''wavetable-bank format''' had a somewhat complex history of development. The original specification was contributed by E-Mu Systems and was based on their "SoundFont" format [15]. After integration of this component in the MPEG-4 reference software was complete, the MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA) approached MPEG requesting that MPEG-4 SASBF be compatible with their "Downloaded Sounds" format [13]. E-Mu agreed that this compatibility was desirable, and so a new format was negotiated and designed collaboratively by all parties.''
| citeseerx = 10.1.1.35.2773
 }}
</ref> and [[AC97]] ''optional hw acceleration wavetable synth''<ref name=ac97r2.3>
{{cite book
 | chapter   = 1.4 Integrating AC '97 into the System
 | title     = AC '97 Component Specification Revision 2.3 Rev 1.0
 | chapter-url       = http://download.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/ac97_r23.pdf
 | date      = April 2002
 | publisher = Intel Corporation
 | page      = [http://download.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/ac97_r23.pdf#page=11 11]
 | quote     = Figure 2. AC '97 System Diagram: ''AC '97 Digital Controller / Optional hw acceleration / SRC*, mix*, 3D positional*, '''wavetable synth'''*''
}}
</ref>).
In the mid-2000s, confusion in terminology cropped up yet-again. A subclass of generic wavetable synthesis, ''i.e.'' McNabb and Palm's multiple wavetable synthesis, tends to be erroneously referred as if it was a generic class of whole wavetable synthesis family, exclusively.<ref name=sosfeb06c>
{{harvnb|Cullen|Howell|2006}}, "''Other synths have employed wavetable synthesis in one guise or another since then, and there are several software synths available today which incorporate wavetable synthesis capabilities.''"<br/>
'''Note''': Regarding the previous quotation, a specific wavetable synthesis developed by Wolfgang Palm, known as "multiple wavetable synthesis", is ambiguously referred as "wavetable synthesis".
</ref>

As a result, the difficulty of maintaining consistency between concepts and terminology during rapid technological development is noteworthy.
For this reason the term "Table-lookup synthesis" is explained at length in this article.